Vending-machine.



B. LOVATT. VENDING MACEINE.

. I APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1909. 952,536.

Patanted Mam 1 B. LOVATT. VENDING MACHINE.

; APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1909. I 952,536. Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2 B, LOVATT.

VENDING MACHINE. CAIEON FILED MAR. 17, 1909.

Patented Max:122, 1910.

APPLI 4 SHEETS-SHEET 3 B. LOVATT. VENDING MACHINE.

- APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1909.

4 SHBETS-SHEET l/vbbnwq co Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

., AffiS-iGNOR TO AMERICAN SANITARY SUPPLY 1i COREGRiTION 01: NEW YORK.

VENIDZNG-JIEACHINE.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it lnmwn the I, BERNARD Lom'rr, a. citizen of the United States, refitting at New York city, in the county of how York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lniproveinents in. Vendinglll stchines, of which. the following is :1 specification.

The invention relates to improvements in vending. machines, having particular referonce to apparatus for disbursing cartons containing a towel and. sheet or water of soap.

The object. of the invention as herein shown and (e-scribed is the providing of means associated with a coin actuating mechanism, adapted to prevent the reception of a carton, without the propayinent of the coin of a pre deterinined denominational value and means for actueting; the carton fretting n'ieans simultaneous with the discharge of the coin from the coin conirollcd actuating means.

In the following in (lcscrihcit in connection with tho zicconzoanyin drawings, one embodiment of chef: vent n, the features thereof being more. pnrticnlazly pointed out h reinafter, in the. claims.

in the (iawings, Fig e t is a vertical sectional View of the apparatus, parts being shown in clcfi'ation to moi early l -lustre n In the cweinmi ixdflllfifa Unmet, b 1 is (i vertical eitlc scctional \"ltBtY on the of Fig, '1, parts bein l ole, rty illustrate the invention there; 13 an enlarged detail lan View t Jon fouling; or clisclni 1.1g 3 ns; A an enlarged detail vet l succtionniviow of the ;cn ceiling or in g Jig anemia; 5 is an enl (i elevation oi the coin controlled anti means, illustrating in connection the! 'ii'h, the national actuating meansot the Ll J-LCQ, and Fig. 6 an enlarged. vertical tionnl vicspm the coin controlled nctua" means. 5

Similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts tilnougrhontthe several views.

In the drawing i cabinet provided W M1158, top and butt toned to Sttitl side "w 6, acting in this c: of access to the 0 Shut bottom 1- has l I it 1 side Walls; 1' ice and. your all 5 Itaslle 2 h means of hinges i X; a door ormeans t nts of the tlevice. thereon, a snpcrmounted Specification of Letters Patent,

Application filed March 17, 1809.

'epresents the casing or- Patented Itftar. 22, 31910.

Serial 1 30. 83,975.

structure 2-, comprising the ordinary -if01'fit0f blO-Liii lifts and has legit-Hy fastened thereto a base plate 8, having mounted thereon antrcme upper onds hyme'ans of lateral braces 16,- tc-stened to any portion of the-casing, St as to face member 3,- as' illustrated in 2 of the drawings. 11 indicates threat ed conveyor rods, mon'nte'cl' at their lower ends in saicl. base plate 8, and at theiriupper ends in bearings 12,- fastened to the rein"- forcing fr'zune 10 of the carton containing compartment by any suitable means, such as by screws; Said 'conveyer rods 11 have mounted on the r extreme lower ends beveled gears 125, engaging beveled ears 14 on shaft 15, which are in turn mounted in depending bearings 16,- fastcned to the under side of said bzisc'plnte 8'. The angle or L irons 9 of said can-ton containing compartment have mounted therein a carrier-go 17, comprising an upper plate 18 and a lower plate 19, held rigidly together by (littercntiating rods 20, extending into hearings 2 on said lower plate it), mitt (lifi'ercntinting rods 20 having mounted thereon coiled springs of a suitable tension. their respective ends bearing against each of said plates 18 and 19. Lower plate 1.) has mounted on its under side, keys 23, supporting on their outer ends prm'irleilwith internally threaide'cl yon .44:

Sltliht'fib enga 1;; the tlirczidecl surfaces of tiirom eil ccnve er rods ti. Saul yokes nl engagement with rods swings 26 having their aging bearings 2-1 on the under side or lower plate 19 and the thumb members 27 c- 28 inclicatcs a main shaft mounted in suitable hearings on angle or L irons 9 and has n10 lied on its outer end a core 29 having suitably out therein a slot 30 in d rect ahnement with slot 31 in sleeve 32 mounted on and engaging said. core 29. Said sleeve 32 has gle bars or irons 9, reinforced on their eX- side casings 2. Said actuating shaft 37 has mounted thereon a base member or guide plate 35) provided with a suitable reinforcing lug 40, having cast with, or attached thereto, an operatinghandle 41.

42 indicates a plate fastened to either one of side walls 2 in any suitable manner, and has mounted on its under side a rubber pad Y '43, the object of the same being to Provide means for taking up the sudden rebound or recoil of the operating parts of the device, after the apparatus has been actuated.-

Shaft 28 has mounted thereon, keys 44 for engaging segments 45 mounted on auxiliary shaft 46, said segments carrying arms 47, communicating at their extreme upper ends with transverse rod 4 8,'said transverse rod 48 extending across the up er portion of discharge carriage 49. Said ischarge carriage 49 comprises laterally extending bars 50 provided with a U shaped reception surface '51, adapted to bridge over and partially rest upon rods 52. 1nounted'in auxiliary frame53.

54; indicates tubes, slidably mounted on auxiliary supporting rods 55, also supported at their respective ends in said auxiliary. frame 53, said tubes 54 having mounted thereon, transverse rods 56, connected as a unit by means of bars 57,'the object of saidbars 57 and said transverse rods 5.6. being hereinafter described. Said transverse rods 56 have mounted on their extreme upper ends, cams '58, having mounted therein screws 59, rigidly mounted in sliding bars 50. Said bars 50 have mounted on their lower engaging surfaces, pins 60 adapted adapted to rest upon or bear against theouter laterally extending rod 56. Auxiliary frame 53 has cut therein, suitable recesses 65, ada ted to permit of a full stroke move-v ment of the discharge carriage. I

Auxiliary shaft 46 has mounted on its extreme inner end, crank arm 66, communieating at its outer end, with dependin actuating lever 67, the lower end of said ever 67 finding bearing in said base late 8, itsextreme lower end being provide with teeth 68, engaging ratchet), mounted on'the interior end of shaft 15, the object of the same being toprovide means for actuatlng or to tating screws 11. a pre-deter1nined move" ment through gears 14, mounted on shaft the 1 15, engagin ends of sai screws 11.

70 indicates an arm supported on stud 71, i which is in turn mounted on one of theangle or L irons 9, said'stud having in turn, mounted thereon a coil spring 72, having one of its ends rigidly mounted in said 1 angle or L irons 9 and its other end bearing againstarm 70 the object of said spring being to prov-'de means of holding said arm 70 in its normal or set position. The upper portion of said arm 70 has suitably cut therein a bearing surface or slot 73, which has mounted therein a toothed rack 74, extending circumferentially over, and a suitable distance away from the outer surface of sleeve'32l Said toothed rack 74 is held in its normal or set position by'means of spring 75, one end of which is rigidly fastened to arm 70, the other end being gears 13, mounted on the lower adapted to against the upper exterior.

surface of said lug 74. The object ofsaid toothed rackis to provide means whereby when a coin is inserted in the coincup, a

complete or full rotation or rotative movement of saidcoincupwill be necessary beforfe'the operative parts of the device have been actuated sufiiciently to discharge the coin from-said coin cup the discharge of the carton from the carton 1 containing 7 compertinent being simultaneous with the 'discharge of said coin from the coin controlled.

actuatinmeans.-- v

76 in icates a coin chute of asuitable width and breadth, mounted on its upper 'end on face or front casement 3 as at 77,

the opening or interior recess thereof com municating with coin slot 78- also mounted on said frontcasement 3, the lower end of said chute 7 6 communicating direct in a diagonal plane with diametrically opposite.

slots 30 and 31 in core 29 of sleeve 32.

The lower-wall of said chute 76 may extend beyond the discharge end of said chute in the form of an overhang or lip 7 9 in order to provide a suitable discharging surfa'ce'or 'means of feeding the coin into the above described diametrically opposite slots, said. coin acting in the capacity of a key to the operative parts of the device, the insertion of said colnbeing necessary before the op erative parts of said apparatus may be actuated.

80' indicates a reception chute, provided with a funnel mouth 81, adapted to receive coins as discharged from the coin cup or barrel, which in turn carries said discharged coins to a suitable coin receptacle 82, placed in any suitable manner, adjacent to the dischargeendof said chute 80.

The upper ends of the inner angle or L irons 9 are connected together by means of plate 83, said plate 83 being provided with a rounded surface 84, adapted to pernnt a carton to be moved or passed over said plate,

ebie vertical plane in carton discliarghw' late its lower-end 8T tzi'serin in .1 er

i i z:

obviating any possible chance of its catch ing in the course of its movement, actuated by said discharging carriage i9 v indicates an apron mountetlin it l 1 chute 86, mounted on MS upper emu on said,

able diaguuuh phinc, engaging direct slot 88 in the front ceeemeet her 3 of the device. Said slot ecl therein, a reception pocket I with retaining members its lG-Wdl' ceiving end. The upperenci S9 is bent downwardly and faeteiied interior side of face member 3.

The operation of thc' tievice es foilewsz- A coin er a PlB-(ifiilmifieti denomination; ialue is glzqed in slot Y8, whence p into a diametrically opposite slot er slots 30 and 31, iIiCOI'QQQ and sleeve When in this position the device is renciy to be actuated through the medium of the operating lever 41 which is rotated against the which of spring 36 mcu'hr'ed on shaft 3?, which in turn carries head 35 provided with key 3 L, I engaging slot 33, in sleeve in the. movement of rotation the com acts tween said core 29 and mill causes -t-t to rotate and actuate shai 8 and imze iiiary shaft 46, which has .SLESOClaiIfii thei with, segments and meuiited on iipwartiiy extending arms atT, which in turn communicute with the discharge carriage 4&9. The forward movement caused by the rotation of the coin cup or barrel of arms 4&7, eauses transverse rod to lift slightly and. compel e-z'm 63 to hear the il'zii verse l'OiiS 56 which have .11

eaici carriage causing seria s.

retiite in a reverse threcrien (L la cause ears 13% carrying pins 60 t0 hill and grip, uppermost carton which 13 carried by the :terwerci HD'sa ..&iii thereof, to a point. ?e-

' yomi thettiehter of gravity in chute 86, apron 7 Li tcgether with. the weight of said. carton -i Vei -learn} the depth of 510i; 36 hi c cenrpeiliiig the same to travel downwardly er to he iischergetl from said (list-huge earriage, simuitaneous'iy with the (iiscnan'ge of the coin from the coin cup i the discharge chute 80, whence i i te Jeein receptacle siie Sister 31') and. 31 are of the w eta-in (if a pie-determined dew) '1 1 1, Q; '1 OI sum. a (1e91 1 :1 permit melt 1.0m L0 preyect beyemi the outer surfer or periphery. ea: "2 a predeternun 1 "age or In rotating 'n 00in cup it is impossible to Jctiiate "the hiiie partly as r coir W'il engage (118 the teeth en l 2 1 mi ereveht its Lt said cei. A

net lip-en the teeth in. circular moi;

:1 leek hei cistzuice so that. the surfcace 0t said com nm; e1;

ct causing; shaft 15 to rotate arid t z 221M103 from beveled gears Li t0 g-e Stroke or a completesemi-revelution which as more described; causes the simultaneous ruse-he of cartel: from. the carton c0nraining cen partm iit, into the cart-oh discharge chute which in turn ceiweys Stl'ld earthe rec-entice pocket 89, said carton ieti 1 said pocket 89 by means it each operation 0'5 th iii ineertien. at? e coin in e e erativ-e 5 $531M neeeeez rel ilJil ug auxiliary shaft move down ure-determined distance ca-i-ryiizi w the rut described as beiiw 310Vl(l Wit I c8,- engaging ratchet 9 the eperanoh theremit *lii on screws 11, the result being that screws lthzwe rotated at siightdistance or freerczn l/lfith t0 1/8th of an inch), which is the. thickness 0i" 3. single carton, Siliti tractionul rotation of ti screws ceusiii co reyer carriage 17 more upwardly pre- :tetermincil distance. in case the thicime s :i the carton should vary, staid thickness is taken care of my meme oi. the diti'erentiating; pi; test 1.8 and i9. ie) the Oil .011 contain i ipartincnt empty or when the (le- I ice imx b en actuated to its capacity, thumb men are actuated, which release yoizee 25 them screws ll. and permit said conveyer cerrizwe 1.1 to be lowered to the bottom oi the carton containing the device is again charged with a plurality oi CHltOilB.

that the deviee as herein lbtiti may he varied in many eparting tram the spirit or the ion.

new i. Citllill {inf desire t0 secure by Let-- tors Patent er the is:

A tieviee ott nent, a discharge carriage, means -Zorhianunlly operating Salld tiisehz cerrlage, a. feeding car Huge, 1L discharge chute.

means asseciate-zl x'vi lrsaid. menuai eperit 111g means aciepted to actiiete seiddischerge and feeding can es t0 convey-the uppermost carton from me is oi said eempartint-o' said tiischarge chute, means compzu'tmcnt where 'o ial .n'ievemeiit of rotation (approximately normal positions,

for returning said discharge carriage and manual operat ng means to their normal positions, and means for controlling the movement of said feeding carriage intermlttently vertically upwardly within said compartment I 3. A device of the character described comprising a casing, a carton reception comcomprising a casing, a carton containing compartment, manually controlled actuating means associated with said compartment, a discharge carriage at the top of said compartment and -movably mounted. thereon, means .mounted on said carriage for. gripping the uppermost'carton' in said compartinent, means for actuating said carriage and gripping means from said manually controlled operating means, afeeding carriage mounted within said compartment, means for intermittently actuating said feeding carriage from said manual operating means, a carton discharge chute communicating with said compartment at its upper endthereof, means for returning said discharge carriage in its lifted disengaging position and said manual operating means'to their and a reception pocket associated with said chute-adapted to catch a carton discharged therefrom.

5. A device of'the character described including a casing,- an auxiliary carton containing compartment mounted in said casa manually controlled operating means mounted insaid casing adjacent to said carton containing compartment, means for feeding cartons vertically upwardly within said carton compartment, means associated with said manual operating means for actuating said feeding means, a discharge carriage mounted at the top of said carton compartment, means associated with said members,

manual operating meansfor actuating said discharge carriage, guides for said discharge carriage, means mounted 'on said carriage for gripping the uppermost carton in said carton compartment, a carton discharge chute, means for returning said manually controlled operating means and discharge carriage to their normal positions, and a recept on means associated with said discharge chute adapted to receive a carton discharged therefrom.

6. A device of the character described including a carton feeding means, comprising a carton reception frame, conveyer 'means adjacent thereto, a conveyer carriage mountedon said conveyer means, an "auxiliary plate associated with said carriage, compensating means mounted on said plate,

yokes mounted on said plate adapted to en.

gage said conveyor means, manual actuating means for releasing said yokes from said conveyer means, manually controlled operating means, and means associated with said manually controlled operating means adapted to'rotate said conveyer means to impart to said conveyer carriage an intermittent upward vertical movement.

7. A device 'of the character described. in-

eluding a carton discharge carriage com-a prising a carton containing compartment a discharge. chute, a main frame, an auxiliary frame associated with said main frame, bearing rods mounted in said. auxiliary frame, a carriage slidably mounted on, saidrods, gripping members associated with said carriage, pins mounted on said gripping manually controlled operating means, means associated with said manually controlled operating-means adapted to lift and lower said gripping means, means for imparting to said carriage a forward movement in its lowered position transversely on said. auxiliaryiframe for conveying the uppermost carton in said carton containing compartment to said. discharge chute, and means for returning said discharge carriage in its lifted position to its normal position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. BERNARD LOVATT.

Witnesses Gamma L. Hmnmnt, Wm H. GARDNER. 

